Heinous Crimes & Unthinkable Evil Author Charly Cox

What inspires an author to write about the darkest corners of human nature? Thriller author Charly Cox joins Booked For Questioning for a conversation about twisted killers, heinous crimes, disturbing research, and the characters who take on a life of their own. We dive into Charly’s Detective Alyssa Wyatt series, how All His Pretty Girls became the beginning of a seven-book series, and the unsettling real-life serial killer Belle Gunness, whose home was across the street from where Charly grew up. We also discuss the difficult research behind The Toy Box how Charly approaches sensitive real-world crimes without exploiting the people affected by them, and her latest release, Three Days Gone. Then things take a turn with book-inspired riddles, giveaways, and our unhinged rapid-fire questions. If you love dark thrillers, chilling crimes, unforgettable characters, and conversations that go beyond the pages, you're in the right place. Subscribe to Booked For Questioning for author interviews, book discussions, thriller talk, recommendations, and all our bookish chaos. 00:00 – Welcome to Booked For Questioning 01:00 – Meet Thriller Author Charly Cox 03:00 – Life Outside Writing: Travel, Adventure & New Mexico 06:00 – How Detective Alyssa Wyatt Came to Life 08:00 – From Young Adult Fiction to Dark Thrillers 10:00 – Nature vs. Nurture: Are People Born Evil? 12:00 – Getting Inside the Minds of Killers 14:00 – The Story Behind All His Pretty Girls 17:00 – Research, Plot Twists & Starting Over 20:00 – How Alyssa Wyatt Has Changed 22:00 – Riddle #1: Can You Solve It? 24:00 – The Toy Box: Writing About Real-World Horrors 29:00 – Is The Toy Box Based on real life 31:00 – Three Days Gone: Two Missing Girls and a Killer 35:00 – Why Charly Took the Series to Montana 38:00 – Is There More to the Alyssa Wyatt Series? 40:00 – Could Charly Leave Alyssa Behind? 42:00 – Riddle #2: Another Charly Cox Book Mystery 44:00 – Belle Gunness: The Killer From Charly’s Hometown 47:00 – Unhinged Rapid-Fire Questions 52:00 – Who Would Help Hide a Body? 55:00 – Books Charly Recommends 57:00 – Riddle Answers & Giveaway Winners 59:00 – Where to Find Charly Cox & Her Books